Vice President of Total Rewards & Executive Compensation

Join Mastercard as the Vice President of Total Rewards & Executive Compensation. In this strategic role, you will lead the global design, governance, administration, and evolution of executive compensation programs. You will develop strategies to attract, retain, and motivate senior leaders while aligning with business objectives, shareholder interests, regulatory requirements, and Mastercard's pay-for-performance philosophy. You will also serve as an executive compensation advisor to the Compensation Committee and lead the design and administration of annual and long-term incentive plans.

• Develop and execute Mastercard's executive compensation strategy in alignment with business and talent priorities, ensuring it attracts, retains, and motivates senior leaders.
• Lead the design and administration of annual and long-term incentive plans, partnering with Finance and business leaders to establish performance measures and payout frameworks.
• Serve as an executive compensation advisor to the Compensation Committee, developing and presenting board-ready analyses and recommendations for executive and director compensation decisions.

• Demonstrated success advising senior executives and HR leaders and managing external consultants
• Strong knowledge of SEC disclosure requirements, shareholder perspectives, and evolving governance trends
• MBA, relevant master's degree, or Certified Compensation Professional designation preferred
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Expertise in executive pay design, equity and incentive plans, governance, and proxy disclosure
• 12+ years of progressive compensation experience, including significant executive compensation expertise
• Sound judgment, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information
• Exceptional analytical and financial modeling skills
• Experience supporting a Compensation Committee and board governance processes at a publicly traded company
• Experience in a large, multinational, matrixed organization
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Accounting, or a related field required
• Ability to translate complex compensation topics into clear executive recommendations
• Experience in financial services, technology, payments, consulting, or another globally regulated industry preferred
• Proven leadership and team-development capability